He likes to fling his underwear in the air with his foot when he takes them off

He fits into 2T-3T clothing

We started using a “1-2-3” warning system to help with unsafe behaviors of Todd not stopping when we say ‘stop’ (5/20); if he gets to ‘3’ we take a highly preferred toy/activity away for the rest of the day.

He likes to know what the plan for each day is. He asks:

“What us get to go to?”

May 7, 2018

INSIDE ENTERTAINMENT

Pretending to be a doctor with a kit that I made (i.e., plastic syringe to give shots, thermometer, bulb syringe to suck out boogers, Band-Aids, medicine cream in foil pack, latex gloves, etc.)

This month, we started a (very short!) trial of skipping naps. It wasn’t something we pre-planned, but on 5/2 we skipped his nap because we were too busy moving the beds and furniture. We let him skip his nap again on 5/3. On the way to Ocean Shores (5/4), he napped in the car. On 5/5 we skipped his nap, but then he fell asleep at 6 pm and was ‘out’ all night. On 5/6, he napped in the car on the way home. Back home, starting 5/7, we decided that he clearly wasn’t ready to completely give up naps, but he did skip his nap to go to the ice rink (5/11). However, on the last day of this month (5/20), we started the ‘no nap’ schedule again (stay tuned…)

Unplanned nap at Ocean Shores – May 5, 2018

4:55 PM – May 14, 2018

NIGHT TIME SLEEP

He tends to really prolong the bedtime routine, so I started turning off the lights at 9:30 pm regardless of whether we got all 5 books read or not

He had some nights when he was afraid at night; he wanted Eric to stay with him (4/30)

Bedtime games:

He likes to play the ‘owl game’ after reading the book, Night Creatures. [We use an owl that my aunt Elaine gave him to re-enact a page in the book where the owl swoops down & pounces on a field mouse.] He says, “You be the owl and I be the movement in the grass”

He likes when we act out “a wiggle, a jiggle, and out pokes a foot” while reading Stick Man.

He likes to learn about the digestive system; we look at a picture in the Anatomy Coloring Book & talk about the mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum & how the food comes out as poo-poo; we also look at a picture for the urinary system.

He said:

“How it works” (This is how he refers to the ‘Perplexis’ toy. He likes to watch me do it, and he helps)

“My teacher said be quiet at school” (when I told him to be quiet before bed)

May 15, 2018

TWIN BED

Big day! (5/2) We moved the twin mattress into Todd’s room & took out his crib mattress. Also, no more tent enclosure in the house (it will truly be a ‘travel tent’ now)

This year the Columbia River flooded parts of the Apple Capital Loop Trail. Click here for a local news article about the record water flow. Here’s a neat video that I found…

This place is where we cruise on our scooters and skateboards, throw rocks in the river, and play at Walla Walla Point Park. On this gorgeous, clear day, Todd geared up, wearing Eric’s old Vuarnet glasses…

Gearing up

This section of shoreline was recently restored, but here it is under water.

Eric on skateboard, Todd on Globber – May 13, 2018

Todd bypassing the water via the grass

Water over the trail – May 13, 2018

Flooded trail – May 13, 2018

These pictures show the level of the swimming area.

Flooding at the swimming area – May 13, 2018

Swimming area at Walla Walla Point Park – May 13, 2018

This video shows where we normally throw rocks. Not this day!

Todd loves this swing at Walla Walla Point Park. He’s not too big for it yet!

All smiles on his favorite swing – May 13, 2018

Riding his Globber – May 13, 2018

So fab! – May 13, 2018

After the breaths of fresh air, we drove over to Pybus Market. First, Todd and I shared a super creamy, non-dairy gelato from Ice. The entire ‘front row’ of gelato at Ice is non-dairy. {{Big cheer!!}}